Thimble.



T. WEIGLE.

THIMBLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15. 1908.

926,040. Patented June 22, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODOR WEIGLE, OF SGHORNDORF, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO FIRM GEBRUEDER GABLER,

OF SOIIORNDORF, GERMANY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODOR NEIGLE, a citizen of the German Empire, residing at Schorndorf, in the Kingdom of IViirtemberg, Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thimbles; and I do hereby declare the following to be full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a thimble which is provided with an arrangement for enabling pins or the like which have dropped to the ground to be conveniently picked up.

Hitherto, as is well known, it has been difficult to pick up pins and the like lying on a smooth surface or to extract the same from a crack, and this is now facilitated by the present arrangement. For this object the thimble according to this invention is provided with a small magnet, whereby the operations mentioned are considerably facilitated.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which one form of construction of the invention is shown Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the magnet of the improved thimble; Fig. 2 is a front View; and Fig. 3, a plan view.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 15, 1908.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Serial No. 443,685.

The thimble a is of the usual form and in accordance with this invent1on 1s provided with a small magnet Z) which may have for instance the usual horseshoe shaoc.

The magnet 7) may be attached to the thimble a in any way, for instance by means of a rivet c or the like. For this purpose a recess (Z is impressed in the thimble, so that the magnet lies within the recess and flush with the inner surface of the thimble and is protected by the thimble and yet does not affect the interior of the thimble.

The arrangement and shape of the magnet 7) may of course be considerably varied.

I declare that what I claim is A thimble including a body portion, an end portion for closing the same, said body portion having an offset forming a recess in the inner side face thereof, said thimble having an opening adjacent the closed end thereof, a magnetic bar located in said recess and extending through said opening and means for securing said magnetic bar in said recess.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

THEOD OR IVEIGLE.

Witnesses JEAN GULDEN, HERM. Horrn. 

